Posters and Brochures for Community Outreach

All school districts are required to post the educational rights of homeless students:

In all LEA buildings
—AND—

In locations frequented by parents or guardians of such children and youths,
and unaccompanied youths.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act states school districts
shall ensure that public notice of the educational rights of homeless children
and youths is disseminated where such children and youths receive services under
this Act, such as shelters, public libraries, and soup kitchens, in a manner and
form understandable to the parents and guardians of homeless children and
youths. Sec.722(J)(6)(A)(vi). Please see Suggestions for Posting.

Order posters and NCHE parent brochures from OSPI:

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School districts are encouraged to use the following Homeless Children and Youth posters
and brochures throughout their schools and communities.

These posters are currently unavailable for download. Please place an order to receive them from OSPI at no cost.

Suggestions for Posting

Posters in school buildings should be hung where children and parents can easily locate and read them, such as: building entrances, common bulletin boards, counselor/nurses office, hallways, the lunch line, locker rooms, restrooms, etc.

To protect privacy, posters should be located where students can read them without drawing undue attention to themselves, and the student’s age (and height) should be considered when posting in schools.

District staff should routinely check to see that posters have not been removed from posted locations.

The contact information for both the district homeless liaison and the state homeless education coordinator should be included on the posters.

Brochures for Parents

This brochure explains the educational rights of children and youth
experiencing homelessness and informs parents about ways in which they can
support their children's education during times of mobility. Courtesy of the
National Center for Homeless Education.